[Rfdump] Hardware - is it worth buing ?

[Lukas Grunwald]

Hi,

Josh L. Perrymon wrote:
> Hey Guys,
>  
> Question on using RFDUMP.
>  
> I have the ACG compact Flash card. I ordered a Compact Flash PCMCIA 
> adapter card but the card is too thick to insert into the adapter. So 
> until I can find another one I have a USB > Compact Flash adapter..

This will not work, you need a PCMCIA -> CF Adapter, the one from HP as 
well Hama works well !
> Will this work? This type of adapter is used with Camera memory sticks 
> and has several input capabilities.. The green light comes on the 
> device but now I have to figure out how to access it...
Buy a real PCMCIA CF Adapter.
>  
> Is this the same as you would if the card was in a normal adapter?
You get in fact a additional pcmcia seriel port, thats it, rfdump works 
well if you provide the correct tty.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> JP
>
>  
> On 8/13/06, *michalp at cs.aau.dk <mailto:michalp at cs.aau.dk>* 
> <michalp at cs.aau.dk <mailto:michalp at cs.aau.dk>> wrote:
>
>     Hi!
>     Thanks for the answer.
>     It seems to me that it is not a tag. It is stated "RFID read/write
>     module". Plus the photos don't seem to show a tag. I will mail the
>     shop on monday to confirm that.
>     I think I can spend that 10 pounds for that module if it will work.
>     The communication - it seems to work with palms.
>
>     I am just not too familiar with standards - are the Philips iCode and
>     Texas TagIt commonly used ?
>
>     Cheers
>
>     Michal
>
>     Quoting Lukas Grunwald <l.grunwald at dn-systems.de
>     <mailto:l.grunwald at dn-systems.de>>:
>
>     > Hi,
>     >
>     > michalp at cs.aau.dk <mailto:michalp at cs.aau.dk> wrote:
>     >> Hi !
>     >> i just got a simple question :
>     >> Can You help me with the hardware :
>     >> I found a RFID reader/writer but it seems too cheap
>     >>
>     (http://www.rfidshop.com/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=1067
>     <http://www.rfidshop.com/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=1067>).
>     >>   I am a noob in that area - I know that there are many standards
>     >> and this device is one standard only.
>     >
>     > Are you sure this is not the Tag price ?
>     > Do you know how to communicate with this specific reader ?
>     >> Can You tell me if it is worth investigating how to change the
>     >> interface from the Springboard socket to PCMCIA or CF and find some
>     >>  drivers for that. I am trying to start playing with the RFID but I
>     >>  don't want to spend 200 euro on it - I just don't want to buy any
>     >> useless crap.
>     >>
>     > Hmm for 200 euro, you got a documentation, that is more then a
>     reader
>     > without any clue how to use it ,-)
>     >> Cheers
>     >> Michal
>


-- 
Gruss
    Lukas Grunwald aka REG lg1
    
 http://www.dn-systems.de  mail: l.grunwald at dn-systems.de 
 DN-Systems Enterprise Internet Solutions GmbH
 Hornemannstr. 11 31137 Hildesheim, Germany     
 Tel. +49-5121-28989-0 Fax. +49-5121-28989-11 
 1110 Laguna Ave #4, Burlingame, CA 94010, USA
 Tel. +1-650-472-2512  Mob. +1-650-430-1219
 Handelsregister HRB-3213 Amtsgericht Hildesheim
 Geschäftsführer Lukas Grunwald